Former Gloucestershire and England opener Chris Broad was caught up in the terror attack in Lahore today.

The Bristol-born cricketer turned match official saw his driver shot dead in front of his very eyes and was splattered with blood as he followed the Sri Lankan team bus.

Masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the touring Sri Lankan side near Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, wounding five players and killing five police officers.

Match referee Broad, from Knowle, Bristol, whose career began with Long Ashton CC and Gloucestershire CCC, and who is father to current England cricketer Stuart Broad, was travelling with other match officials when the violence broke out.

Broad, umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davies and TV umpire Nadeem Chauri were unhurt and were driven to safety by a policeman.

Former England bowler Dominic Cork, who was working as a commentator for Pakistan TV, told Sky Sports News that although Broad was unhurt he was left spattered with blood after the attack.

“He (Broad) said it was the most frightening experience of his life,” said Cork. “Their driver was shot and they had to ask a policeman to drive them to the stadium.”

Cork, who played 37 Tests for England, spoke to wounded Sri Lankan players and officials at the stadium.

He said: “The Sri Lankan players are quite shocked. They all fell to the floor of the team bus when the attack happened.

“Some of them have wounds, but I think most of them are superficial wounds. I have spoken to (Kumar) Sangakkara, he has a shrapnel wound in his right shoulder.

“The team are sitting in the changing room watching local TV. They are waiting for helicopters to arrive to take them to a local army base and wait for a connecting flight to Abu Dhabi.”

He added: “I won’t be coming back here while I’m still living, there is no chance.

“I don’t think international cricket should return to this country.”

After the attack, the authorities immediately cancelled the Test match and the Lahore governor said the team was flying home.

Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa also condemned what happened.

Security concerns have plagued Pakistan for years and some foreign sports teams have refused to play there.

The attack is likely to mean the end of international cricket in Pakistan for months, if not years. Even before, most teams refused to tour the country because of security concerns.